Bone Valley

Chapter 3 | Trial by Ambush

Chapter 3 of 9 Facing the death penalty, Leo Schofield retains renowned Polk County defense attorney Jack Edmund, who must square off against an aggressive young prosecutor, John Aguero at trial. The prosecutor builds his case around testimony from numerous witnesses who describe a volatile relationship between Leo and Michelle, and a witness who claims to have observed something suspicious on the night Michelle disappeared.  For photos, images, and the full transcript of this episode visit: <a href="https://bit.ly/BVS1E2">https://bit.ly/BVS1E3</a> To read and sign the petition from the Innocence Project of Florida visit <a aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-1093" data-remove-tab-index="true" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="https://bit.ly/BringLeoHome" href="https://bit.ly/BringLeoHome">bit.ly/BringLeoHome</a> PLEASE CLICK <a data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="http://lavaforgood.com/SURVEY" href="http://lavaforgood.com/SURVEY">HERE</a> TO TAKE PART IN OUR LISTENER SURVEY. YOUR FEEDBACK WILL HELP INFORM HOW WE MAKE PODCASTS IN THE FUTURE. AND YOUR COMPLETE AND CANDID ANSWERS WILL HELP US CONTINUE TO BRING YOU UNPARALLELED ACCESS AND INSIGHT INTO THE HEART OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA. SO PLEASE GO TO <a data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="http://LAVAFORGOOD.COM/SURVEY" href="http://lavaforgood.com/SURVEY">LAVAFORGOOD.COM/SURVEY</a> AND PARTICIPATE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Bone Valley is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

​​In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprints matched Jeremy Scott--a violent teenager who lived nearby. Jeremy has since confessed to Michelle’s murder. Yet Leo Schofield remains behind bars.
In this groundbreaking podcast, Bone Valley host Gilbert King uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for a string of murders. King is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Devil in the Grove, which led to the exonerations of four innocent men.
Bone Valley is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.